There are various tools are used in the fire performance which are borrowed from a variety of sources. Many of them are martial sources like swords, staves, poi and whips..etc. Some common tools are given below.
- Poi - A pair of roughly arm-length chains with handles attached to one end, and bundle of wicking material on the other.
- Staff - A rod of wood or metal, with wicking material applied to one, or both ends. Staves are generally used in pairs or individually, though many performers are now experimenting with three or more staves.
- Fire hoop - hoop with spokes and wicking material attached.
- Fans - A large metal fan with one or more wicks attached to the edges.
- Fire umbrella - an umbrella that has the cloth removed, with kevlar tips.
- Fire meteor - A long length of chain or rope with wicks, or small bowls of liquid fuel, attached to both ends.
- Nunchaku - Nunchaku with wicking material, usually at either end.
- Batons
- Diabolo
- Fire stick - Like a traditional devil stick, with wicks on both ends of the center stick.
- Torch - A short club or torch, with a wick on one end, and swung like Indian clubs or tossed end-over-end like juggling clubs.
- Fire-knives - Short staves with blades attached to the ends and wicking material applied to the blade. Fireknives are the traditional Polynesian fire implement and have been in use since the 1940s.
- Fire rope dart - A wick, sometimes wrapped around a steel spike, at the end of a rope or chain ranging from 6–15 feet long, with a ring or other handle on the opposite end.
- Fire sword - either a real sword modified for fire, or one specifically built for the purpose of fire shows.
- Chi ball/Fire orb - 2 rings or handles with a wick attached between them by a thin wire.
- Finger wands - Short torches attached to individual fingers.
- Palm torches - Small torches with a flat base meant to be held upright in the palm of the hand.
- Fire whips - Lengths of braided aramid fiber tapered to make a bullwhip, usually with a metal handle about 12 inches long.
- Jumblymambas - a triple ended fire object for juggling, twirling and manipulation
- Fire cannons - a propane flame effect device; larger ones can shoot a pillar of fire up to 200+ feet in the air, although they usually are mounted to a base or vehicle.
- Fire poofers - Similar to fire cannons, but much smaller and made to be held, with fuel stored in a "backpack" fashioned of one or more propane tanks.
- Fire Balls - Specially constructed juggling balls, either solid balls dipped in fuel and juggled with protective gloves, or ones designed to contain the flame in the center of the ball.
There are many choices for fuels which is categorize in property wise. People will select the fules or blend of fuels based on safety, cost, availability, and the desirability of various characterstics like color of flame and solubility. There are also some geographic variances in fuels used, based on local availabilty, pricing and community perception. The below are the types of fules used in the fire dance.
- Iso-paraffin oil
- White Gas
- kerosene.paraffin oil
- Lamp oil
- alcohol
- Biodiesel
This fire dancing institutes are also available, if any one is interested in this go through the website http://www.fire-dancing.com/
Some of the Modern Fire Dance videos are given below:
Island Breeze Fire Dance
Jewels | MySpace Video
Some of the modern Fire Dance arts are given below :
